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Les Papillons (The Butterflies) - Original Lithograph
by Toulouse-Lautrec
Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, with lettering, printed in black ink on wove paper.
From the 1978 edition printed from Lautrec's original plates. Artist's monogram on plate lower left of image.
Numbered in pencil lower left by the publisher.
This piece is the cover art for a song sheet that Lautrec created in 1895 or 1896. The song title
is Les Papillons, or The Butterflies. It was the 5th of 16 images Lautrec created for a series of sheet music by
Desire Dihau; the series was titled Melodies de Desire Dihau. Dihau was a well known Parisian basoon player and friend
of Lautrec.
- Les Papillons, the 5th song sheet cover for a series of songs by Desire Dihau.
Adriani 149, Adhemar 154.
- Year of Original Publication:
1895/6. This impression is from the 1978 edition printed by A. C. Mazo & Cie, Paris from Lautrec's original
stone. The stone was cancelled afterwards and is now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
- Numbered 425 of 450 in pencil lower left.
- Image size 13-1/2 inches H x 10-1/2 inches W (34 cm x 26.5 cm)
- Sheet size: 16-1/2 inches H x 12-3/4 inches W (42 cm x 32 cm)
- Frame size: 25.5 inches H x 21.5 inches W (65 cm x 55 cm)
Elegantly framed
in a platinum-finish frame with linen liner. Finished with double matte in pale green with inner matte in darker
green. All materials are acid free and archival quality. Set behind a UV-resistant acrylic cover.
